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I probably would pay for individual articles, Mr Harding.
Pledging to “rewrite the economics of newspapers”, Harding said the Times would charge for 24-hour access to that day’s edition of the paper alongside a subscription model, but dismissed the idea of micro-payments for individual articles. via guardian.co.uk I don’t like the idea of pay walls and there’s no way I’d pay a subscription or…
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If you run a hyperlocal, or you’re interested in #opendata, e-mail your MP about this
That this House calls on the Government to ensure that transport timetables for rail and bus operators are made freely available for re-use, using an open standards format, thus enabling voluntary and commercial organisations to publish the data on their own digital platforms. via edmi.parliament.uk This Early Day Motion (EDM) asks parliament to promote the…
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Court ruling could be good news for hyperlocal
Newsquest says the High Court judgement clarifies for the first time that newspaper websites hosting user-generated content are, subject to certain conditions, protected from liability. (holdthefrontpage) This is potentially very good for hyperlocals and community bloggers who are hosting comments. It suggests that we do have protection from defamatory statements. However, it’s still not crystal…